Women at Work: The Impact of Female Employment on Value Added in Mexico
Jul 2026
Author(s): Cabrera Hernandez, Francisco Javier;López, Arnoldo;Ventosa-Santaulària, Daniel
We estimate the effect of a rise in female employment on municipal-level value added in Mexico. We combine economic census data with administrative records on the expansion of the Full-Time Schools…
Better Jobs Index 2026 Country Data: Latin America Achieves Historic Levels of Employment Quality, Although they Remain Insufficient for Most of the Population
Jul 2026
Author(s): Azuara, Oliver;Lugo Ibarra, Mariana;Jaramillo Vasconez, Oscar Eduardo
The IDB's Better Jobs Index 2026 tracks labor market quantity (participation and employment rates) and quality (formality and living-wage adequacy) across 18 Latin American and Caribbean…
Making Labor Markets Work: Improving Productivity and Workers Welfare in Latin America and the Caribbean
Jul 2026
Author(s): González-Velosa, Carolina;Kaplan, David S.;Minaya, Auri Melissa;Silva Porto, María Teresa
Making labor markets work, for both productivity and worker welfare, is among the most important and most neglected levers available to Latin America and the Caribbean. The region's labor market…
Caribbean Economics Quarterly: Volume 16, Issue 2: Fiscal Resilience, Debt Reduction, and Domestic Resource Mobilization in the Caribbean
Jul 2026
Author(s): Mercer-Blackman, Valerie;Mooney, Henry;Graham, Monique;Saboin, José Luis;Mazzocca, Angelo;Hernaiz, Daniel;Ortiz de Mendívil, Cloe;Mitchell, Travis Klaus;Hussain, Lisa;Gauto, Victor;Ivey, Wendel Garfield;Castilleja Vargas, Liliana;Suliman, Naiema;Okey, Onoh-Obasi;Satnarine-Singh, Nirvana
How are Caribbean economies navigating a world of higher borrowing costs, volatile energy prices, climate risks, and rising development needs? This issue of the Caribbean Economics Quarterly examines…
Fiscal and Monetary Policy Shocks and Private Sector Activity: Evidence Across Countries
Jul 2026
Author(s): Tovar Jalles, João;Andrian, Leandro Gaston
This paper examines the relationship between fiscal- and monetary-policy shocks and private-sector outcomes, with a focus on private investment, private credit, and firm creation, by using an annual…
Agricultural Development through Evidence: Lessons from a Decade of IDB Impact Evaluations in Latin America and the Caribbean (2014-2025)
Jul 2026
Author(s): Schling, Maja;Salazar, Lina;Perez Massard, Renee Gabriela;Barbosa, Daniel;Chang Huaita, Rodrigo Ysaac;Lee, Dasun
This study reviews a decade of rigorously evaluated IDB-supported agricultural interventions in Latin America and the Caribbean. The evidence base encompasses five major intervention categories:…
The Economics of National Metrology Institutes: Valuing Measurement
Jul 2026
Author(s): Crespi, Gustavo;Filippo, Agustín;Gonzales, Alessandra;Guaipatín, Carlos;Navarro, Lucas;Willington, Ignacio;Wyss, Federico
This paper estimates the economy-wide economic value of expanding metrological services using the Centro Nacional de Metrología (CENAM) of Mexico as a case study. The analysis models and quantifies…
Post-Diagnosis Trajectories in Treatment, Adiposity, Glycemic Control, and Dietary Behavior Among Adults with Type 2 Diabetes in Mexico
Jul 2026
Author(s): García-Díaz, Rocío;Talamas Marcos, Miguel Ángel;Serván-Mori, Edson;Miraldo, Marisa;Castillo, Ernesto del
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a major public health challenge in low- and middle-income countries, yet little is known about how treatment, behavior, adiposity, and glycemic control evolve after…
Maturity Assessment: Adaptive Social Protection System. Belize
Jul 2026
Author(s): Schwarz, Natalie Vanessa;Marer, Ofir;Williams, Dylan
This report assesses the capacity of Belize's social protection system to anticipate, withstand, and respond to shocks using the Inter-American Development Bank's Adaptive Social Protection…
Perceptions of Corruption and Preferences for Redistributive Policies: Evidence from a Survey Experiment in Latin America
Jul 2026
Author(s): Busso, Matías;Messina, Julián;Quigua, Juliana
This study examines whether information about corruption and tax evasion changes perceived unfairness in the income distribution, perceived inequality of opportunity, and support for specific…
Keeping Heads Above Water: Evidence from a Labor Retention Scheme in Response to Floods in Brazil
Jul 2026
Author(s): Campante-Vale, Ricardo;Fontes, Luiz Felipe;Roost, Stefanie;Tebaldi, Raquel
We study the labor market effects of a major flood disaster in Brazil and whether a temporary labor-retention schemePrograma Emergencial de Apoio Financeiro (PEAF)mitigated these effects by providing…
Job Loss and the Role of Public Policies for Vulnerable Workers
Jul 2026
Author(s): Bérgolo, Marcelo;Ferrando, Mery;Giaccobasso, Matias;Vilá, Joan
Job displacement generates large and persistent income losses. This paper examines how alternative social protection mechanisms mitigate the consequences of job loss in Uruguay, a middle-income…
Cima Evidence Brief #03: What Works in Behavioral School-based Violence Prevention?
Jul 2026
Author(s): Näslund-Hadley, Emma;Grossi, Ariana Maria Del Mar;Prada, María Fernanda;Alonzo, Haydée
Evidence from 88 impact evaluations shows that schools can play a central role in preventing behavioral forms of violence. School-delivered Behavioral Violence Prevention (BVP) interventions…
A Practical Framework for Strategic Planning of Knowledge Agendas: An IDB Approach Illustrated by the Mexico Experience
Jul 2026
Author(s): Barrio Sarmiento, Adela;Camera, Fernanda;Ripani, Laura;Rodríguez, Lorena;Rocha, Nadia Patrizia
This technical note presents the IDB's methodological framework for developing knowledge agendas that align analytical priorities with institutional goals and decision-making needs. Built on…
BIDEconomics Trinidad and Tobago: Landscape of Opportunities
Jul 2026
Author(s): Okey, Onoh-Obasi
Trinidad and Tobago is at a decisive juncture in its development trajectory. The country has an opportunity to solidify long-term economic resilience by broadening its sources of growth, enhancing…
¿(Des)conectados? Servicios públicos digitales y el reto de la equidad: Hallazgos para Guatemala
Jul 2026
Author(s): Avalos Monge, Beatriz;Fernandez Torres, Yeiner;Pombo, Cristina;Rivas Herrera, Carolina;Roseth, Benjamin;Santamaria, Julieth;Vásquez, Mateo
Este documento analiza los patrones de uso en los trámites gubernamentales de la ciudadanía guatemalteca con énfasis en los canales de acceso, niveles de satisfacción y la disposición al cambio. Si…
Motorcyclists in Latin America: Current Situation, Lessons Learned and Recommended Best Practices for the Protection of its Users. 2nd Edition
Jul 2026 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Armijos, Jean Pol;Riveros, Jorge Luis;Torregroza Vargas, Nathaly Milena
Motorcyclists represent the primary challenge for road safety in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), where fatalities among this group have increased by 98% between 2010 and 2024, despite an…
Evidence in Labor Market Policies and Implications for Brazil: Business Training
Jul 2026
Author(s): Mancha, André;Cavalcanti, Filipe;Rachter, Laísa;Gouvea, Livia;Das Neves Junior, Edivaldo Constantino;Miranda Antonio, Kelly ;Fontes, Luiz Felipe
Business training can foster business creation and increase the income of entrepreneurs. However, in Brazil and other countries in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), many programs face…
Total Factor Productivity Growth in Brazilian Agriculture (1985-2017): The Roles of Climate Change and Public Policy
Jul 2026
Author(s): Helfand, Steven M.;Lima Cavalcanti, Francisco;Freitas, Carlos Otávio;Moreira, Ajax R B;Schling, Maja
Brazil ranks among the worlds top four agricultural producers and exporters, and continued growth is important for domestic and global food security. Sustained productivity growth is essential to…
Approach Paper. Extended Country Program Evaluation: Peru, 2017-2026
Jun 2026
Author(s): Figueroa, Claudia;Legarreta, Regina;Barcellos, Andreia;Cuadros Angeles, Oscar Ismael;Machado De Godoi E Silva, Sofia;Straight, Erin Elizabeth;Leon Irazola, Giuliana Francesca;Rubio Jaramillo, Nicole Mishel;Wong, Melisa;Motta, Marialisa;Soriano, Alejandro
Extended Country Program Evaluations (XCPEs) evaluate the relevance, effectiveness, and sustainability of the IDB Group's support. The Office of Evaluation and Oversight (OVE) prepares XCPEs…